Education

B.S. Legal Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Organizational Affiliation

Staten Island YMCA

Michael W. Reilly, Jr. | New York City Campaign Finance Board

Assemblymember Reilly previously served as a volunteer member of the Staten Island YMCA’s Board of Managers and has also coached the Staten Island YMCA’s youth baseball league. He resides in the Eltingville section of Staten Island with his wife, Mary, their three children, and their Schnoodle, Jack.

Michael Reilly - Assembly District 62 Biography | New York State Assembly

Michael W. Reilly Jr. earned a bachelor's degree in legal studies from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He previously served as a volunteer member of the Staten Island YMCA's Board of Managers and coached its youth baseball league. He lives in the Eltingville section of Staten Island with his wife, Mary, and their three children.

Michael W Reilly Jr | New York City Campaign Finance Board

Current Occupation

Safety & Security Consultant

Previous Occupation

Lieutenant, NYC Police Department

Assemblymember Reilly has dedicated most of his life to public service, first enlisting in the United States Army Reserve before transitioning to the New York City Police Department, where he served for 12 years and retired as a Lieutenant from Brooklyn’s 90th Precinct.

Michael currently works as a safety and security consultant. He previously served as a lieutenant in the New York City Police Department and enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Biography

Michael Reilly was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 6, 2018. His district includes the South Shore of Staten Island, as well as parts of the Mid-Island.

Michael was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2018.

2026 New York General Election

Top Three Issues
1: Combat the Opioid Epidemic

2: Lower Taxes

3: Improve Transportation & Infrastructure

Assemblyman Reilly Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Relief for New York Commuters Facing Rising Toll Costs
May 18, 2026

Assemblyman Michael Reilly (R,C-Staten Island) announced the introduction of Assembly Bill A.10825, legislation designed to provide meaningful tax relief to New York residents who pay tolls while commuting to and from work. The bill would establish a new personal income tax credit for qualifying commuters who regularly rely on New York’s toll roads, bridges and public authority crossings.

Under the proposed legislation, eligible individual taxpayers could receive up to $1,000 annually in tax credits for qualified commuting toll expenses, while eligible joint filers could receive up to $2,000.

Assemblyman Reilly Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Relief for New York Commuters Facing Rising Toll Costs

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Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A05810 Establishes a child care tax credit

Michael Reilly - Assembly District 62 Sponsored Legislation | New York State Assembly

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Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A03871 Enacts the "American made flag act" to require that American flags purchased for use by the state government be made in the United States

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A04110 Provides for the application of the veterans' real property tax exemptions in the city of New York

Prioritizes improving transportation and infrastructure.

Introduced Assembly Bill A.10825 to create a personal income-tax credit for eligible commuters' toll expenses.

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05810 to establish a child care tax credit.

Sponsored the American Made Flag Act, requiring state-purchased American flags to be made in the United States.

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04110 to apply veterans' real-property tax exemptions in New York City.

- Prioritizes lowering taxes.
- Prioritizes improving transportation and infrastructure.
- Introduced Assembly Bill A.10825 to create a personal income-tax credit for eligible commuters' toll expenses.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05810 to establish a child care tax credit.
- Sponsored the American Made Flag Act, requiring state-purchased American flags to be made in the United States.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04110 to apply veterans' real-property tax exemptions in New York City.

Economy

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Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A10775 Relates to ensuring net metering is a compensation floor for residential producers of energy

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.10775 to ensure net metering serves as a compensation floor for residential energy producers.

- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.10775 to ensure net metering serves as a compensation floor for residential energy producers.

Energy & the Environment

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Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A04207 Prohibits a mandatory immunization against the novel coronavirus/COVID-19

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Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A05991 Requires the office of mental health, the office of addiction services and supports and the department of education to create a behavioral health website

Prioritizes combating the opioid epidemic.

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04207 to prohibit mandatory COVID-19 immunization.

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05991 to require state agencies to create a behavioral-health website.

- Prioritizes combating the opioid epidemic.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04207 to prohibit mandatory COVID-19 immunization.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05991 to require state agencies to create a behavioral-health website.

Healthcare

As of September 9, 2026, Michael W. Reilly Jr did not have a website or any information online.

Voting & Elections

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Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A04155 Permits judicial discretion for dangerousness, extending the discovery period, permitting immediate bench warrants for failure to appear for hate crimes, places restrictions on appearance tickets

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A04161 Prohibits removal of adolescent offenders to family court in certain circumstances

“Take Off The Kid Gloves”: In Wake Of Increased Violence, Reilly & Tannousis Call To Increase Penalties On Youth Gun Crimes
January 21, 2022

Assemblymembers Michael Reilly (R-Staten Island) and Michael Tannousis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) introduced legislation today that would increase accountability and penalties on adolescent offenders in possession of a loaded gun.

“The sole intent of this legislation is to provide a measure of safety to our neighborhoods and hold criminal actors to an appropriate standard of accountability relative to the crime committed. Possession or use of a loaded weapon shouldn’t fall under the jurisdiction of Family Court.”

“Take Off The Kid Gloves”: In Wake Of Increased Violence, Reilly & Tannousis Call To Increase Penalties On Youth Gun Crimes

Sponsored Legislation

Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A05738 Relates to establishing the Drug Dealer Registration Act

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A10916 Establishes a public transportation safety grant program and fund; and makes an appropriation therefor

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04155 to permit dangerousness determinations and make other changes to criminal pretrial procedures.

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04161 to limit when adolescent offenders can be removed to Family Court.

Introduced legislation to increase penalties and accountability for adolescent offenders who possess loaded guns.

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05738 to establish the Drug Dealer Registration Act.

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.10916 to establish a public-transportation safety grant program and fund.

- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04155 to permit dangerousness determinations and make other changes to criminal pretrial procedures.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04161 to limit when adolescent offenders can be removed to Family Court.
- Introduced legislation to increase penalties and accountability for adolescent offenders who possess loaded guns.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05738 to establish the Drug Dealer Registration Act.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.10916 to establish a public-transportation safety grant program and fund.

Public Safety

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A03752 Expands the monitoring of student incidents within the online occurrence reporting system

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A04205 Directs the board of trustees of the state university of New York and the board of trustees of the city university of New York to develop and administer the tuition exemption for law enforcement program

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.03752 to expand monitoring of student incidents in the online occurrence reporting system.

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04205 to establish a tuition-exemption program for law-enforcement personnel at state and city universities.

- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.03752 to expand monitoring of student incidents in the online occurrence reporting system.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04205 to establish a tuition-exemption program for law-enforcement personnel at state and city universities.

Education

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Prime-Sponsored Legislation:
A04123 Provides that schools, child day cares, day care centers, or community based organizations which support activities for children under the age of eighteen can not serve as a shelter for migrants

Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04123 to prohibit schools, child-care sites, and youth-serving community organizations from serving as migrant shelters.

- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04123 to prohibit schools, child-care sites, and youth-serving community organizations from serving as migrant shelters.

Housing & Urban Development

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Michael W. Reilly Jr

- Introduced Assembly Bill A.10825 to create a personal income-tax credit for eligible commuters' toll expenses.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05810 to establish a child care tax credit.
- Sponsored the American Made Flag Act, requiring state-purchased American flags to be made in the United States.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04110 to apply veterans' real-property tax exemptions in New York City.

- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.04207 to prohibit mandatory COVID-19 immunization.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05991 to require state agencies to create a behavioral-health website.

As of September 9, 2026, Michael W. Reilly Jr’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Introduced legislation to increase penalties and accountability for adolescent offenders who possess loaded guns.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.05738 to establish the Drug Dealer Registration Act.
- Sponsored Assembly Bill A.10916 to establish a public-transportation safety grant program and fund.

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